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April 07, 2014

National Beer Day!

April 7th is National Beer Day here in the United States. The date commemorates the first day it was legal to buy beer in 1933 after prohibition laws had halted legal sales in the 1920s and '30s. In honor of this unofficial holiday, I've been reminiscing on a few of my favorite brews and where I've enjoyed them.

(c) Thrifty Gypsy

Ahhh, das Dinkelsbühler Kinderzechbier! This beer is only served from May until August in honor of the Kinderzeche festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, in July. If my taste buds remember correctly, this beer is fairly "light" in flavor, considering it's a wheat beer, with a somewhat fruity aftertaste. I'll have to refresh my memory this July when we return for the Kinderzeche festival! (Photo taken July 2010 on our honeymoon in Germany.)

Calah and I at the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO.Photo courtesy of Calah D.

In this picture I am enjoying a Batch 19 American lager from Coors Brewing Company at their factory in Golden, Colorado, on my visit in November 2013. It was a little too bitter for me to enjoy on a regular basis, but nothing can compare to how it tasted on my visit to the brewery!And finally, it's not quite a beer, but I enjoyed it so much that I have to share it...

(c) Thrifty Gypsy

Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime cider. Heaven in a bottle. I savored this Swedish cider while in London this past February and fell in love. Unfortunately, it's only available in New York and Miami for the time being. In my opinion it tastes more like a malt drink (Smirnoff Ice, etc) than a cider, but I'm no aficionado. All I can say is that it was amazing, and I've been craving it ever since.What are your favorite brews and where have you enjoyed them?Happy National Beer Day!~ Just a Thrifty Gypsy

4 comments:

National Beer Day? Wow - wish we had this in the UK! Any beers I've had in Czech Republic have been memorable. My favourite is probably Blanche de Namur in Bruges. My most memorable was probably a pint of bog standard Fosters after a long day in the desert in Qatar - pretty poor beer, but it went down so well!

OMG that Rekorderlig. I spent 5 minutes arguing with customs while bringing back about 10 bottles after a London trip - I left other possessions at the hotel just to do it! I'm such a sucker for sweet cider. There's one distributor I think in Atlanta what has it stateside, ug!